You can read more about his work experience, detailed skill sets in software and interpersonal exchange as you scroll below.
Skill Set:
- Storyboard Pre-visualization / Animatics
- Set and Product Design
- Character Development and Modelling
- Character Rigging and Animation
- Texturing
- Hair and Cloth Simulation
- Scene Lighting and Rendering
- Compositing and VFX Post Production
- Traditional Sketching
- Cinematic Composition
- Troubleshooting and Time Management for Long-Term Projects
Software Proficiency:
Primary
- Autodesk 3D Studio Max
- Autodesk Maya
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Photoshop
- Pixologic Zbrush
- Headus UVlayout
- Bunkspeet HyperShot
- Eon Vue
Secondry
- Fractal Generator
- Fruity Loops
- Resolume
- Terragen
Experience:
2010
- Shunya - VFX and CGI, Art Direction (An independent B&W Hindi feature film directed by Debutante, Karan Gour. Ashwin's responsibility on this project was to single-handedly execute all CGI and some VFX shots. The movie is slated to begin its festival rounds in the second half of 2010.)
- Vigyapan Technologies - Shilpa Shetty Digital Double (Created a Digital Double of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty In Yoga Asanas for IPhone content.)
2009
- AV MAX - a leading hi-fi audio/video magazine by Infomedia (Visualizing and designing futuristic Audio/Video products (for consumers and prosumers) for the article "Future of Hi-Fi" published in the January '10 issue)
- Suzuki Maruti (As a freelance assignment for Glint, a high-end futuristic concept car designed by veteran car-designer Deepak Chandra, was created in 3D. Its modelling, texturing, rigging and animation, lighting and rendering was executed by Ashwin)
- Lenovo (As a freelance assignment for Glint, Ashwin modelled, textured, lighted and rendered in two different environments, the Lenovo A and E Series laptops resulting in an AV of 12 minutes executed under challenging deadline)
- Curing the Beast - an international art experience held in Mumbai (Ashwin managed and participated with his piece "I've got the Flag" inspired by Unreal Tournament. The widely-written about event was a unique congregation of visual and music artists from 8 different countries to create an art experience at an uptown Mumbai club)
2008-2009
- Raakshash (As cameraman and VFX supervisor, Ashwin helped initiate this VFX/CGI feature which is currently under production)
- Dispersed Diaries (Ashwin's piece 3D and photographic combined piece "Energy" was selected for an international large format coffee table book of poetry and art)
- Synths of Yanihba (Ashwin designed the cover of this pathbreaking Indian IDM album by experimental musician Sadahnmo which went on to be distributed worldwide)
- 3rd Thought Entertainment (Ashwin is a founding member of this global artist collective and arthouse company which strung together experimental artists across media and genre to promote and establish them. http://www.3rdthought.com/)
2007-2008
- Eros EyeQube (Was appointed as Texture Lead to work on "Drona" by Goldie Behl amongst other projects.
- Pixion (Was employed as Modelling and Texture Artist. During his term here, Ashwin worked on large projects such as Jane tu ya jaane na, No Smoking, Sunday, Arjun, TATA AIG and Britannia amongst other projects)
2006-2007
- Able and Will Advertising (Worked as a pre-visualization and storyboard artist on the film 'Colaba'. With this agency, Ashwin also served as a graphic designer)
- Hari Puttar (Ashwin pre-visualized and storyboarded two songs for this Hindi feature film produced by Lucky Kohli)
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